Table III.B.3.a(2008) Percent of number of full-time State and local government employees by government type and size and census division: United States, 2008
Division All State and local governments State governments Local governments
Less than 250 employees 250-999 employees 1,000-4,999 employees 5,000-9,999 employees 10,000 or more employees
United States 14,999,831    26.1%    11.9%    17.5%    20.6%    8.0%    16.0%   
Census division:
New England 691,358    30.6%    13.0%    26.2%    21.3%    5.7%    --   
Middle Atlantic 2,182,270    24.6%    9.9%    20.0%    17.8%    3.5%    24.1%   
East North Central 2,086,107    23.6%    19.9%    24.0%    18.1%    5.6% * 8.7%   
West North Central 1,102,065    26.9%    24.3%    18.1%    23.0%    7.1% * --   
South Atlantic 2,866,507    26.4%    4.4%    11.3%    19.7%    13.7%    24.5%   
East South Central 982,568    28.9%    10.9%    24.1%    21.7%    4.4% * 10.1%   
West South Central 1,888,190    24.8%    15.0%    15.4%    21.7%    10.6%    12.5%   
Mountain 1,005,456    27.3%    12.9%    17.2%    21.0%    5.8%    15.8%   
Pacific 2,195,310    26.9%    6.7%    12.7%    23.8%    8.6%    21.1%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

 

Table III.B.3.a(2008) Standard error for percent of number of full-time State and local government employees by government type and size and census division: United States, 2008
Division All State and local governments State governments Local governments
Less than 250 employees 250-999 employees 1,000-4,999 employees 5,000-9,999 employees 10,000 or more employees
United States 138,913    0.00%    0.34%    0.43%    1.05%    0.46%    0.00%   
Census division:
New England 17,093    0.00%    1.33%    3.23%    2.48%    0.00%    --   
Middle Atlantic 48,267    0.00%    0.87%    1.15%    1.84%    0.87%    0.00%   
East North Central 66,889    0.00%    1.47%    2.52%    2.98%    1.79% * 0.00%   
West North Central 46,801    0.00%    1.06%    2.69%    6.26%    2.81% * --   
South Atlantic 73,096    0.00%    0.57%    1.68%    2.49%    1.93%    0.00%   
East South Central 56,274    0.00%    2.04%    5.01%    5.85%    1.83% * 0.00%   
West South Central 48,142    0.00%    2.04%    2.06%    2.17%    1.19%    0.00%   
Mountain 26,619    0.00%    1.12%    2.68%    2.52%    0.80%    0.00%   
Pacific 65,129    0.00%    0.64%    0.79%    2.74%    1.45%    0.00%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

Standard errors of zero indicate that all governments in the category are in the survey.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.